Budget 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The government's special programme to encourage taxpayers to declare unreported income within a limited time period to enjoy low penalty rateswill encourage voluntary disclosures and improve tax collection in the short term, says Ernst & Young Tax Consultants Sdn Bhd.

PETALING JAYA: Former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has sarcastically "congratulated" the Pakatan Harapan government over the downgrading of Petronas' outlook from stable to negative by Moody’s Investors Service.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Budget 2019 indicates greater transparency in the country's public accounts and a focus on inclusive growth, which if sustained, will be credit positive, says Moody's Investors Service.